Prehysteria! (1993)

A young boy and his family embark on a series of adventures when the boy finds some mysterious eggs which hatch to reveal a brood of baby dinosaurs.

Directors:

Albert Band, Charles Band

Writers:

Michael Davis, Mark Goldstein (screenplay),

Stars:

Brett Cullen, Colleen Morris, Samantha Mills

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Brett Cullen	...	Frank
Colleen Morris	...	Vicki
Samantha Mills	...	Monica
Austin O'Brien	...	Jerry
Tony Longo	...	Louis
Stuart Fratkin	...	Ritchie
Stephen Lee	...	Rico Sarno
Tom Williams	...	Whitey
Gill Gayle	...	Danny
Peter Mark Vasquez	...	Jefe
Ellis Levinson	...	Sam Simon
James Shanta	...	Reporter #1
Jane Caldwell	...	Reporter #2

Storyline

Rico, a sleazy museum curator, steals a tribe's sacred dinosaur eggs in the rain forest. Frank is an archeologist and single parent, and eeks out a living by selling fossils from his farm to the museum. In a mixup, his kids bring home the eggs and hatch the miniature dinosaurs. Frank is falling in love with Vicki, who works for Rico, and finds his life complicated when the dinosaurs begin trashing his house, and Rico attempts to regain his treasure.

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Plot Keywords:

dinosaur | egg | single parent | first of series | animal | 

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Taglines:

The Family Movie You've Been Waiting Ages For!

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 June 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dinkaszauruszok

Filming Locations:

Hanford, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Full Moon Entertainment, Moonbeam Entertainment, Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was Austin O'Brien's first lead role.

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Quotes

Frank: You like threatening women?
Rico Sarno: A little bit.

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Connections

References Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

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Soundtracks

"Elegance"
Written and performed by Simon Stokes & Tom Hensley (ASCAP)
Produced by Simon Stokes & Tom Hensley

User Reviews

Great Movie

People can say that this was a bad movie, but I completely disagree. I thought that it was cute, although the dinosaur effects could've been better (ever see Jurassic Park?). Well, they wanted the movie to be cute and seem harmless, so they couldn't give the same vicious effects as "Jurassic Park". This movie is great, if you like animal movies (with dogs or cats) you might not like this movie, but if you like family-oriented comedies and dinosaurs, you might like it. I liked it, and I hope that somebody else does too.